Founded in Philadelphia in 1929, the year of the Great Depression,
Pop Warner began as a four-team football league to keep kids off
the streets and out of trouble. Since that time, the organization
has flourished in ways its originators could hardly have imagined. HERE ARE A FEW INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT TODAY’S
POP WARNER PROGRAM:
● Each Pop Warner league receives a Charter Certificate and a
Lea
gue Championship Certificate for every competitive
division - Jr. P*e Wee and older.
● Each league is furnished with administrative manuals and
official rule books to help operate the program.
● Competition in football, cheerleading and dance is governed
by a uniform set of rules and regulations.
● Pop Warner provides low-cost, high-coverage insurance that
includes medical and general liability plans.
● Post-Season Region and National Championships are offered
in Tackle, Cheerleading and Dance.
● Use of the Pop Warner name, marks, logos and non-profit tax-
exempt status is included.
● Grants are available to members for field refurbishment,
equipment, uniforms, recruitment and general operations.
● Through it’s partners, Pop Warner provides scholarships to its
participants.
● Pop Warner has 40,000+ coaches and one million volunteers,
parents and fans that support the program each year.
● Pop Warner volunteers are trained every year to offer the best
and safest programs for our participants.
● Additional online coaches training programs for Game Day
through to Competitive Levels offered through YCADA.
● Pop Warner programs nationwide are required to annually
conduct a background check of Coaches, Board of Directors
members and any other persons, volunteers or hired workers.
